Nothing to See Here

No, seriously, there's nothing to see here. Scott Boras held a press conference from his Newport Beach, CA at 9 pm EST to announce, essentially, that unless the Red Sox pony up a $100 million contract over the next 6 years, Matsuzaka will go back to Japan and pitch. There's really nothing new here. We've known for some time that Boras is really trying to sell the whole "this is a national treasure" schtick, but to put these kinds of numbers to it makes the whole ordeal a bit unreal. There's no way the Sox can justify paying almost $17 million over 6 years to a pitcher who's never even been to Massachussetts.

To make sure their position is clear, the Red Sox are reportedly preparing to hold their own press conference later this evening. Nobody knows what they could have to announce, considering the first conference was essentially worthless. In any case, you can read the Associated Press article on the Boras new conference here:

Red Sox to Meet With Matsuzaka's Agent

(AP Photo)